Fiction – Thrillers – Mystery & Detective – Superheroes

RELEASE DATE: 12/3/2024

Alex Segura, LA Times Book Prizewinning author ofSecret Identity, returns with a clever and escapist mystery set in the world of comic books. In the present day, a comics legend is given the chance to revive a beloved but forgotten character. But at what price?

Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none other: an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, a comic book artist known for one of the all time best superhero comics in recent memory. But shes never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx. Only known to the most die-hard comics fans and long out of print, the rights were never availableuntil now.

But Annie is skeptical of who is making the offer: Bert Carlyle’s father started Triumph Comics, and has long claimed ownership of the Lynx. When she starts getting anonymous messages urging her not to trust anyone, Annies inner alarms go off. Even worse? Carlyle wants to pair her with a disgraced filmmaker for a desperate media play.

Annie, who has been called a genius, a sell-out, a visionary, a hack, and everything else under the sun, is sick of the money grab. For the first time since she started reading a tattered copy of The Legendary Lynx #1 as a kid, she feels a pure, creative spark. The chance to tell a story her way. She’s not about to let that go. Even if it means uncovering the dark truth about the character she loves.

Sharply written, deftly plotted, and with a palpable affection for all kinds of storytelling,Alter Egois a one-of-a-kind reading experience.

AUTHOR BIO:

Alex Segurais the bestselling and award-winning author ofSecret Identity, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller and aNew York TimesEditors Choice and an NPR Best Mystery of the Year. He’s also the author of the Pete Fernandez series, as well as theStar Warsnovel,Poe Dameron: Free Fall, and a Spider-Verse adventure called Araa/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow. He lives in New York City with his family.